Ophthalmology: Community Health Services
Commons · Question 123772 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with local optometrists to ensure that neighbourhood-level eye care services are supported.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Apr 2026
The Neighbourhood Health Framework outlines the national minimum aims and objectives of Neighbourhood Health Services. It is important that reforms are locally led, as integrated care boards and local authorities are best placed to design services that ma...